Gaëtan Bloom is both "Clever and Seriously Funny," as evidenced by Kevin James' picturesque story of the wild-'n'-crazy times spent in France with his friend Gaëtan. If ever there is a magical entertainer who's given new meaning to the age-old expression "It's fun to be fooled," it's the inimitable Mr. Bloom. Dan Waldron brings us up to date on the American Museum of Magic in Marshall, Michigan, as the institution celebrates its 25th anniversary. In the story "20 Years on the Breakthrough Card System," mentalist Richard Osterlind reflects on how his revolutionary deck set-up came to be. John Moehring takes a look at the Discovery Channel's latest science-magic offering, concluding that More Science Magic is indeed better than the cable network's science-magic show of five years ago. Mike Caveney digs into the archives of his Egyptian Hall Museum to discover "An Illusion for the Times" - it's Horace Goldin's 1938 on-stage exploitation of the adventures of Captain "Potato" Jones. Silver-tongued pitchman-magician Joel Bauer tells "In His Words" how to not only survive in the trade-show industry, but how to prevail. "Talk About Tricks" features "icebreakers" from Nathan Kranzo, Gregory Wilson, Serge Kalloghlian, and Gene Turner; "Turn it Around" has another close-up trick for kids from Trixie Bond; "Magic on the Menu" presents a fun version of Pseudo Psychometry for the restaurant worker; and Jim Steinmeyer's "Conjuring" explains a powerful yet fun effect called Pushing the Envelope.
